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Welcome to HaloCharts.com!
Dear Guest, welcome to HaloCharts.com! If you aren't being tracked already, simply enter your name in the box below and stats will begin to collect for your gamertag. You will have your very own player page and be on many of the site's leaderboards. Feel free to register an account and get access to even more features!

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Site Update: September 2, 2010

If you changed your tag since the Reach Beta...

  • Under My Account, on the General Tab, there's a new place to enter in your tag name for the Reach Beta. 
  • This is useful if you renamed your tag since the beta and still want your stats to show on your Overview page
  • The reason for this is that you can no longer collect Reach Beta stats, so the stats that were stored on HaloCharts may still be tied to your old tag name.

3 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


Site Update: September 1, 2010

New Group Settings!

  • You can now setup a Request Auto-response for your groups.  This is basically a message that is sent to the person requesting to join the group.  The message supports BBcode and can be used to inform them about your group or any specific instructions you need them to have in regards to joining the group.
  • You can now turn off the option that allows Requests to join your groups.  If you turn this off members will not be allowed to request to join your group.  This is useful if you want a group to remain more private and not have to deal with requests to join it.
  • Both of these settings are under the Edit Group page which you can get to from the My Groups section of the site.
New & Improved Groups List!
  • If you go under Community > Groups, you'll see the update Groups list
  • Feature Groups now appear differently at the top, and show the group's logo if they have one
  • The actual Group list has been cleaned up and includes a new column that show's the group's activity level
  • You can sort by activity to see the most active groups on HC!  This should make it much easier to find active groups to be a part of

7 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


Site Update: August 31, 2010

HaloCharts Mobile Updated!

  • [hc]hensods[/hc] has been hard at work updating the mobile version of HaloCharts to include a few things.
  • First, the Stats section now shows Halo 3 and Reach, so once Reach comes out, you'll have quick access to many of your stats on the go!
  • The Forums have been updated to show unread post counts next to each Forum section and will also show unread topics as bold, read topics as normal and locked topics as gray
  • The Groups section has been improved to correctly list all of the groups you own and the groups you are in
  • The overall appearance of the app has been improved some as well with a few graphics and some text to help explain a few things
For Android Users: 
You can download HaloCharts Mobile in the Android Market.  It seems to run pretty well on most Android phones.

For iPhone / iPod Touch Users:
Right now, you still have to use http://m.halocharts.com on your phone's browser.  The good news is that the HC Mobile App for iOS is almost ready to go and should be submitted for approval in the next day.

For all other Phones:
You will need to use http://m.halocharts.com in your phone's browser.

9 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


Site Update: August 30, 2010

Two Very Irritating Things Fixed :)

  • First thing fixed today that was highly irritating to many people:  When you edit a post, you will now be returned to the correct page and the actual post you just edited.
  • Second thing fixed that was highly irritating to many people: My Messages now has Page Numbers, so for all of you that keep lots of messages the list will load much faster
  • More to come!

13 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


Rules Have Been Upgraded...

  • In preparation for Halo Reach we are expecting a lot of new comers and an increase in forum and overall website activity. The rules have been given a bit of a face lift as a result.
  • The rules are pretty much the same, some have been detailed out a little bit more to give better explanations to them. There have also been several small additions.
  • Whether your new or old it never hurts to check up on the old rule book... Click the image below!

10 comment(s) - Posted by Surpriser


A Date With Redemption...

I wanna play! Anyone up for some Big Team Battle?

Boss Vos was on a mission today when he called and demanded that I crawl out of HaloChallenges.com long enough to jump into some BTB "fun"... Knowing my affinity for BTB, Boss knew he'd need a bit of leverage to accomplish his goal; as it turns out, this coming Saturday (9/4) marks HaloCharts' 40 & Above final Halo 3 Game Night. Mission Accomplished! For this occasion, I'm crawling out and preparing to jump.

I've committed to playing no less than 10 BTB games with the group and I'm hoping to have a lot of good company to play with. I hope to see a lot of you out playing next Saturday night...

Here are some things in the works for this event:
  • Player Page Awards for any player that crosses my path and plays at least one game with or against me Saturday night.
  • Special Player Page Awards for any player that impresses me during those games (pre and post game lobbies are not off the table for consideration)
    • Game performance
    • Teamwork
    • Sportsmanship
    • Whatever else might seem appropriate
  • Extra Special Awards for some Extra Special Objectives!!!
    • These will be detailed later.
    • Awards and Points for Player Pages at HaloChallenges.com
Hope to see you there... Redemption

23 comment(s) - Posted by HC Redemption


HC's Greatest Group Night begins!

GROUP NIGHT IS LIKE NOW!

  • HC's Greatest Group Night has pretty much already kicked off.  We expect many many people to take part from now till late tonight.
  • For full information on the events taking place, check out this forum topic
  • Come be a part of it and send Halo 3 out with a bang!

9 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


The HCPL Presents...

The Gauntlet 2 & ENDURANCE

  • The HCPL is running two awesome tournaments that will be taking place soon...
  • The Gauntlet is coming back for its second appearance at Halocharts on Friday September 3rd so gather your team or come by yourself if you think you have what it takes to bring down the HCPL. Spots are going to be filling up rather quick so click here now to SIGN-UP for The Gauntlet 2
  • Endurance is a brand new tournament making its first appearance, it is going to be a 48 man FFA tournament featuring the HCPL COMP TEAM on Friday September 10th. Come play some of the best FFA players the HCPL has to offer in this throwback style Halo CE gametype. Click here now to SIGN-UP for Endurance.
  • Everyone that plays is guaranteed to earn some awards for your player pages, we look forward to the challenge and hope to see  a bunch of you at game time.

8 comment(s) - Posted by Surpriser


August Screenshot Submission Winners

Halo 3 will be leaving on good terms...

  • This month fielded 8 winners. With Halo 3 dieing out there isn't many left still snapping awesome screenshots like their used to be, but thats OK we got enough for the month.
  • Congratulations to this months winners.
  • These will be available for signature AND player page use soon. view the Winners Archive for names.
Congratulations again to this months winners. The signature system for Halo Reach is going to bigger and better than ever with all new layouts, more stats and more variety. It is going to take us some time to get it set up but once it is up and running this monthly contest will be returning. I would like to give EVERYONE that has submitted to this monthly my personal THANK YOU! You guys have been a huge part of keeping the HC signature system alive. I hope to see all the communities wonderful screenshot takers back submitting for Reach. Until then, take care!

12 comment(s) - Posted by Surpriser


The Price is Right Melee Tournament!

13 comment(s) - Posted by WarpedAlchemist


Introducing HaloDesktops.com

Introducing HaloDesktops.com

  • HaloDesktops.com is a new site I have started to be a place where you can easily find Halo art setup for your computer, ipad, iphone, ipod, android phone, etc.
  • I expect content to roll into the site pretty quickly, but there's a nice set of art submissions right now
  • If you register, you can rate, comment and fav any of the submissions
  • If you're an artist, please contact me and we can talk about how you can submit your art to the site


15 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


New Site Theme by Surpriser360: Blue Visions


There's a new site theme available now if you're a supporter.  Surpriser came along and built this theme for the site, including custom versions of just about every graphic to match the theme.  This new theme allowed me to fix a few parts of the theme system to be better as well, so that we can continue to roll out awesome themes down the road.

To set this theme, go to My Account and under the General Tab there's a Site Theme option.  Enjoy!

34 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


Community Match: HC 40A takes on TTL Gunslingers

This weekend, the HaloCharts 40 and Above group brought the legendary Gunslingers  from Tied The leader back to Halo for a few classic games of BTB.

Game 1 - Multi-Flag on Valhalla - HC 40A: 1 - TTL: 0
Game 2 - One Flag on Longshore - HC 40A: 2 - TTL: 2
Game 3 - BTB slayer on Standoff - HC 40A : 100 - TTL:  92

HC 40A:
Surpriser360, HC Spurs, RippinHeads, Vetoed, Sh0ck3n, CobraShiraki, dillon0007 & Obi Wan Stevobi

TTL Gunslingers:
TTL Los Jacklos, TTL BulletProof, TTL L askan, TTL Diddy, TTL Stasis, TTL Big Country, TTL kyli3 & A Large Bear

Thanks go out to the players on both teams! For the full write up, please click HERE

10 comment(s) - Posted by Boss Vos


HC FUNNY FEST - Win yourself an Xbox Live 12 Month Gold Subscription!

14 comment(s) - Posted by Surpriser


Site Update: July 30, 2010

HaloSphere Update: Bounty System

  • A new system has been started in the game allowing you to accept bounties on other players. 
  • You are given 5 members to go after and once you successfully defeat them in the given amount of time, you are rewarded for your work
  • It's a new system that will lead to more and more updates, but has already changed the way the game is played, including how much certain items are worth
  • If you haven't played in a while, jump in!

8 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


HC NEWS

HC NEWS IS BACK!

  • [url=http://halocharts.com/groupforum.php?view=topic&topic_id=32778&id=1352]Click here[/url] to get all your news from the world of halocharts.com!
HaloCharts Mobile for Android Update!
  • Fixed a bug when you rotate your screen
  • Back button on your phone will now work correctly
  • Changing sections now shows a progress bar as it loads
  • Added a little color

6 comment(s) - Posted by Smyf


HaloCharts Mobile for Android!

HaloCharts Mobile for Android is out!

  • The Official HaloCharts.com companion app is out in the Android Market now!  Just search for "HaloCharts" and you should find it.
  • Use this app to quickly check your Halo 3 stats, HC messages, forums & groups on the go!

     
  • An iPhone version of the mobile app is coming soon to the App store.
  • If you don't have a phone running Android, don't worry!  You can now use the following address to quickly browse HC from most mobile phones:
    http://m.halocharts.com

26 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


July's Screenshot Submissions Winners

Awesome submissions this month!

  • This month posed 12 winners. These will be available in the system sometime very soon. All of the these will also be made available as title graphics for your player pages.
  • Congratulations to our winners.
  • To see the names for these templates check out the JULY section of the Winners Archive.

August will be the last month we take submissions for Halo 3 screen shots so if you want to get your screen shots made as signature templates or title graphics for your player page this month is going to be your last shot for while. Head over to the Halo Talk forums and submit your screen shots in the thread.

16 comment(s) - Posted by Surpriser


New Prophet Joins the Ranks!

Surprise!

[img]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/surpriser/random%20site%20images/awards/surprisers%20prophet%20award.png[/img] [img]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/surpriser/random%20site%20images/awards/Surpriser360_thankyou.png[/img]

  • Please welcome our newest Prophet. Surpriser360
  • He is the prophet of Surprise!!!
  • Surp, as we call him, has been a long time fav of many people and staff of HC.
  • Please welcome him as our newest selection as a HaloCharts staff member

38 comment(s) - Posted by Boss Vos


A great Prophet steps down!!!
[align=center][img]http://halocharts.com/images/awards/07_15_2010_8_01_29_kronis%20prophet%20award.png[/img][/align]
[hc]Kr0niCuS[/hc] has stepped down as a prophet here at HC.
  • I come to you all with great sorrow......the ranks of the HaloCharts staff has lost one of its prophets.  Fortunately he is still alive and kicking.  Unfortunately, Kroni is stepping down from our ranks.  
  • He has also stepped down from his position with the HCPL.
  • Kroni has served you all well in his time here as an HC Prophet.  He will be greatly missed.
  • On behalf of all the staff here at HaloCharts, I would like to thank Kroni for all his hard work and dedication to the site and staff.
  • Personally, Kroni has always been a confidant that I went to for advice in tough situations. 
  • Hopefully....he will still be around for all the fun that HaloCharts has to offer.
You will be missed buddy!!!

19 comment(s) - Posted by Boss Vos


Introducing HaloRing.org

HaloRing.org - Halo Website & Community Ring 

  • Introducing HaloRing.org, a ring of the largest and most active Halo websites online.  
  • Membership to the ring is exclusive to only well-established sites.  
  • The goal here is to give you guys a place were you can quickly jump to the best Halo sites on the web.  This is only a start as more and more sites join the ring.
  • If you've got a large Halo site and would be interested in joining the ring, just contact me for more information.

12 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


Site Update: July 22, 2010

My Account Improvements

  • The My Account page has been revamped with a Tab Interface to be easier to use when you need to change your account settings.
  • There were getting to be way to many options to list in a single section, so this new Tab Interface should make it easier to find what you are looking for
  • Our new developer [hc]hensods[/hc] made this happen!  He's just started jumping in on the technical side of things here at HC, but he's going to be a big help going forward.

11 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


Matchmaking Challenges!

HaloChallenges.com: Matchmaking Challenges Launched!

[img]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/AJ/MM_Chall_HC.png[/img]

  • Two new Matchmaking Challenges Launched!
    • Ice Breaker - HCh's first Matchmaking Challenge created to get you started.
    • Incineration - Flamethrower Challenge designed to turn up the heat.
So, You Think You're Good at Halo?

[url=http://halochallenges.com]HALOCHALLENGES.COM[/url]

13 comment(s) - Posted by HC Redemption


HC 40 & Above vs. Master Theory

HC 40 & Above vs. Master Theory

  • Challenge date: Saturday July 17th. Great games were had by all, and everybody is looking forward to a possible rematch.
  • [b]Game 1:[/b] [url=http://www.bungie.net/Stats/GameStatsHalo3.aspx?gameid=1722314918]BTB Slayer - Avalanche[/url]
  • [b]Game 2:[/b] [url=http://www.bungie.net/Stats/GameStatsHalo3.aspx?gameid=1722342933]BTB CTF - Vahalla[/url]
  • [b]Game 3:[/b] [url=http://www.bungie.net/Stats/GameStatsHalo3.aspx?gameid=1722353160]BTB CTF - Sandbox[/url]
  • [b]Game 4:[/b] [url=http://www.bungie.net/Stats/GameStatsHalo3.aspx?gameid=1722379034]Nuetral Assault - Rats Nest[/url]
  • [b]Game 5:[/b] [url=http://www.bungie.net/Stats/GameStatsHalo3.aspx?gameid=1722397204]BTB Slayer - Standoff[/url]

Congratulations go to Master Theory for the victorious challenge.

For a full write-up by Obi Wan Stevobi, please visit our forums [url=http://www.halocharts.com/groupforum.php?view=topic&topic_id=32326&id=1352]over here[/url].


10 comment(s) - Posted by Psyfireman


Site Update: July 18, 2010

Get your PM's in your email!

  • There is now an option under My Account to get an email whenever someone sends you a message here.
  • The email will contain the entire message as well as a link to come back to HC to reply to the message
  • You must turn this ON under My Account as it will be off by default
  • Also, the Forum List page now has an icon for each forum, just to make things a little prettier.

9 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


Lets send Halo 3 out with a bang!
[url=http://halocharts.com/grouplist.php?id=4916][img]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/surpriser/random%20site%20images/hcnight_frontpage.png[/img][/url]

Request to join the group to be a part of the greatest HC Game night in history!

11 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


HC Community Spotlight by DreamCrusher

[color=orange][b][size=15]Click the image below for the full rundown [/size][/b][/color]
[url=http://www.halocharts.com/groupforum.php?view=topic&topic_id=32165&id=1352#top][img]http://halocharts.com/temp/psyfireman%20spotlight%20banner.png[/img][/url]


5 comment(s) - Posted by Psyfireman


Site Update: July 13, 2010

Forum Structure Changes

  • I've decided to restructure the forum section of the site to be more traditional.  Instead of being links under Community to each forum, there is a single link to "Forum" now.  From there you can jump to any of the main HC forums.
  • This new Forum page gives you a summary of all the unread posts you have, totals and last post details for each forum.
  • This will also allow me to easily add forums as the site grows and the need comes up.  The Community drop-down was getting pretty long and was actually being cut off by the Google Ads if you aren't a Supporter.
  • There are some other nice additions to the forum in the works, so stay tuned!
Forum Hot Topics
  • At the top of the new Forum List, over on the right, is a Hot Topics link
  • This link gives you a list of the most active topics in the last day across all of the main forums
  • The Quick Jump menu is once again available if you hover over Forum while in any of the Forums.

10 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


June Sig Winners Announced!

June Sig Winners Announced!

  • [hc]Surpriser360[/hc] sent in the June sig winners.  Sorry for the delay in getting them on the site!
  • Each graphic is available in the Halo 3 sig builder and as an Overview Header Graphic
[img]http://halocharts.com/images/sigtemplates/HaloCharts_3_EliteMIST.png[/img]
[b]EliteMIST[/b]

[img]http://halocharts.com/images/sigtemplates/HaloCharts_3_EvaFLAMES.png[/img]
[b]EvaFLAMES[/b]

[img]http://halocharts.com/images/sigtemplates/HaloCharts_3_MarkIVLIGHT.png[/img]
[b]MarkIVLIGHT[/b]

[img]http://halocharts.com/images/sigtemplates/HaloCharts_3_ODSTLIQUID.png[/img]
[b]ODSTLIQUID[/b]

[img]http://halocharts.com/images/sigtemplates/HaloCharts_3_ReconBOOM.png[/img]
[b]ReconBOOM[/b]

[img]http://halocharts.com/images/sigtemplates/HaloCharts_3_ReconOVERLOOK.png[/img]
[b]ReconOVERLOOK[/b]

[img]http://halocharts.com/images/sigtemplates/HaloCharts_3_ReconSURGE.png[/img]
[b]ReconSURGE[/b]

[img]http://halocharts.com/images/sigtemplates/HaloCharts_3_ReconTEMPLE.png[/img]
[b]ReconTEMPLE[/b]

[img]http://halocharts.com/images/sigtemplates/HaloCharts_3_RogueSTORM.png[/img]
[b]RogueSTORM[/b]

9 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


Halo Reach Clock for Android!

Halo Reach Clock Widget for Android!

  • I got my 2nd Android widget up in the market, this time it's a Halo Reach themed Clock Widget!
  • Search for "Halo Reach Clock" in the Market!
Halo Reach Clock

Site Update: 7/12/2010

  • If you add a member to your Enemies list (on the My Friends page), that member will not be able to shout on your page any longer.  We've had quite a few requests for this change.
  • You can now turn off the PM you get whenever someone shouts on your page under My Account.

6 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


100,000 Registered Members!

100,000 Registered Members!

  • After almost 3 years, HaloCharts has finally reached the 100,000 mark for registered accounts.  I'm going to try to do some digging to see who is the actual 100,000th member (not as easy as you'd think as accounts have been deleted, etc, so the database ids don't automatically match blah blah blah)
  • Anyways, just wanted to point this out because I think it's cool.  :)

15 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


Recent Games not Loading

If your recent Halo 3 games aren't loading....

  • Had quite a few people ask why their games aren't loading in, and it looks like it's a problem on Bungie's end.
  • I think this is probably related to Bungie upgrading their servers and they mentioned that stats are still tracking, but could be delayed.
  • Anyways, if your recent games aren't loading check and make sure they show up on your Matchmaking Games list on your Bungie profile.  If not, feel free to shoot us a Contact message and we'll take a look.

18 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


Days to Halo Reach Android Widget!

Days to Halo Reach Android Widget!

  • If you have a phone running Android 1.6 at least, you can now download the "Days to Halo Reach" widget!  Just go into the Android Market and search for "Days to Halo Reach"
  • It's a simple widget showing a countdown in days to the release of Halo Reach
  • I'm excited to get it up and published in the Android Marketplace!  It's a super simple app, but it's the first step towards more apps and widgets that tie into HaloCharts!
  • Please, if you like it, comment and rate it!
Example of widget running



21 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


Prizes at HaloChallenges!
[align=center][url=http://halochallenges.com/index.php?page_id=57][img]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/surpriser/halochallenges/frontpage%20prize%20poster.png[/img][/url][/align]

9 comment(s) - Posted by HC Redemption


HaloChallenges.com coming online...

So, you think you're good at Halo?







The Challenges hosted throughout July are designed by the outstanding HaloChallenges staff with the intent of making our Inaugural Month focused on being one big concerted tip of the cap to our friends over at Bungie. Thanks to everyone there for producing such amazing games and providing countless hours of entertainment.

New Challenges Ready Now!
  • Splatacular  - A month-long challenge focused squarely on the grill of your vehicle.
  • Lost Septenary - A brand new Firefight Challenge that puts you on Lost Platoon with seven incredible bonus objectives defined specifically by the HaloChallenges Staff!
  • ODST Campaign Challenge - Start playing Halo 3 ODST Campaign again, starting off with a stroll through Tayari Plaza/
Challenges Getting Primed for Launch...
  • Matchmaking - 4 week-long challenges set to test you and your teams skill and determination.
  • Halo 3 Campaign - A brand new challenge that takes you back through the exciting story that capped off the amazing trilogy.
Site Features Ramping Up!
  • Player Pages - One-stop shop to show off all your HaloChallenges.com achievements.
  • Site Scoring - Play through our challenges to earn the awards and boost your site score!
  • Challenge Discussion Forums.

Go to [url=http://halochallenges.com]HALOCHALLENGES.COM[/url] to Get Started
!


15 comment(s) - Posted by HC Redemption


Hawty McBloggy's 3rd Annual Bungie Day Community Project!

Hawty McBloggy's 3rd Annual Bungie Day Community Project!

  • It's that time again, Hawty McBloggy is running the 3rd installment of the annual Bungie Day Community Project!  
  • Take a look at her post for full details on the theme and how & what to submit if you'd like to participate!  Express your love for Bungie!
  • Click here for full details!

7 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


Site Update: June 24, 2010
  • The bug that was keeping you from deleting shouts has been fixed!
  • Also, when a member first shouts on your page you'll get a PM alerting you about it.  If they keep shouting, or chatting, you won't keep getting messages, so don't worry about a flood of PMs
  • Had some server issues popup last night, mostly due to the database needing some optimizations.  All is well once again though

11 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


Site Update: June 17, 2010

Player Page Shout Boxes!

  • New on Overview pages: You're very own Shout box!  
  • It's just like the other boxes in that you can re-order and hide it
  • Anyone can shout in them, but you can delete shouts made in your own shout box

28 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


Halocharts Campaign Challenge to Close!

Death of a True Titan 

After 18 months and more than 4100 submitted games, Halocharts' Campaign Challenge is coming to a close...

  • For those of you still sitting out there with an incomplete award set, now is your time to jump and truly [i]finish that fight![/i]
  • Tons of effort has gone into designing and running this Halo 3 Campaign-based challenge - A special thanks goes out to all of you who have helped create, manage and play this incredible masterpiece.

  • Unfortunately the massive amount of  work coming up for Halo challenges in the near future will render the management of this particular challenge to be far too difficult and complex to keep going.  
The current schedule to close this challenge down will be July 31st. But don't think because you have several weeks left to finish this up that you can take your time and get around to it later... We have a ton of challenge activities planned for you in the near future that will undoubtedly tempt your commitment to completing this challenge...

We've brought you this amazing Halo 3 Challenge, we've brought you several Firefight Challenges to keep you busy playing but don't think the recent lull in releasing new challenges means we're here resting on our laurels - there is a lot coming up in the near future...

So get in there and get your Halo 3 Campaign game on... Once this Challenge is closed, the awards will no longer be available... Unless you work for Bungie... Second thought, scratch that. Once it's done, it's done.

[i]Finish the Fight![/i]

[url=http://halocharts.com/grouppages.php?group_id=3525&page=HCCC%20Home][i]CLICK![/i][/url]


19 comment(s) - Posted by HC Redemption


Site Update: June 5, 2010

6 new Halo 3 Player Classifications!

  • The requirements for these new classes have been done for a while, but it took some constant reminders from [hc]TsengMao x MT[/hc] and [hc]TMS LW198[/hc] to get my butt into gear and add them to the site!
  • The new classifications are for Grifball, Zombies, Humans, Hornets, Choppers, and Shotgunners.  Full descriptions of their requirements as well as the rest of the classifications can be found here.
  • Small update:  When you collect player data for Halo 3 / ODST, the return links take you back to your Halo 3 page and not the Overview page now.

19 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


Step up your involvement on HC

Accepting HC Staff Applications

  • As Reach is fast approaching, we will probably be extending the members of the HC Staff.  I've setup a staff application form as a way to gather up possible candidates for the future.  This doesn't mean a free ticket to Staff, but it's a way that you can put your name in the hat and tell us why you would be a good choice to become a Prophet down the road.
  • Click here to go to the Staff Application form, and be thorough.
  • Please note, that this is an information gathering process for the time being.  It may be weeks or months before any staff changes are made, so do not be upset if you don't hear anything for a while.  Thanks!

40 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


HC News

HC NEWS - 1st June 2010

  • It's been gone for a while but it's back! Click [url=http://halocharts.com/groupforum.php?view=topic&topic_id=30081&id=1352]here[/url] to get your fill of the goings on in and around Halocharts.com!
  • Group Membership Box added to Overview pages!  Just view your own page for it to appear.  It will list out and show logos for the groups you are a member of.

May Sig Template Winners!

  • [hc]Surpriser[/hc] finished up the May Sig Template winners!
  • These have also been added as Overview Header graphics

[img]http://halocharts.com/images/sigtemplates/HaloCharts_3_HAYABUSALasers.png[/img]
Hayabusa Lasers

[img]http://halocharts.com/images/sigtemplates/HaloCharts_3_MARKIVDust.png[/img]
Mark IV Dust

[img]http://halocharts.com/images/sigtemplates/HaloCharts_3_ODSTBoom.png[/img]
ODST Boom

[img]http://halocharts.com/images/sigtemplates/HaloCharts_3_ODSTBurst.png[/img]
ODST Burst

[img]http://halocharts.com/images/sigtemplates/HaloCharts_3_ODSTMidnight.png[/img]
ODST Midnight

[img]http://halocharts.com/images/sigtemplates/HaloCharts_3_RECONCircuit.png[/img]
Recon Circuit

16 comment(s) - Posted by Smyf


Site Update: May 25, 2010

Hammer of Justice once again open for business

  • The Hammers of Justice took a break to regroup and rethink a few rules for banning from the leaderboards.  After quite a few weeks of talk and discussion, they are once again ready to accept cheating reports in an attempt to keep the leaderboards here on HC free from cheaters and boosters.
  • This is a near-impossible task, but one that is at least attempted by a really strong group of players that care about the way the game is played.  I really can't thank the team (and its past members) enough for the work and time they spend doing this unforgiving, thankless job.
  • The Report Cheating page is up under the Help menu, or you can [url=http://halocharts.com/cheating.php]click here[/url].

15 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


Site Update: May 24, 2010

Back to the Halo Talk Forum

  • All of the Halo Reach Talk topics have been moved back into Halo Talk and the Beta forum is going to close down.  
  • The FastCGI Errors many of you were seeing have been mostly if not completely fixed thanks to some handy config options sent in by [hc]xRoadRage81[/hc]

7 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


H3WM - Ice Devil Memorial Hog Off

H3WM - Ice Devil Memorial Hog Off


15 comment(s) - Posted by Psyfireman


Personas for Firefox!

[img]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/Smyf/PersonasFP.jpg[/img]

Over the past week I've been playing with the personas feature for Firefox. It allows you to customize your browser to look how you want it to by adding personas (skins). Anyway here are some HC ones, and one for the new site opening up this Summer, HaloChallenges.com.

[url=http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/gallery/Designer/Smyf912]Halocharts Personas![/url]

24 comment(s) - Posted by Smyf


Site Update: May 14, 2010

Reach Beta Stat Totals

  • A Totals column has been added to Reach Beta player pages
  • Most of the totals are there, but a few more will be computed and added later on
  • I am not planning on doing Total Leaderboards at this time

5 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


Site Update: May 12, 2010

RCS is now HCS

  • The term RCS has been changed to HCS, to match what we show for Halo 3 and Halo Wars
  • HCS is a better acronym in that this is HaloCharts, not ReachCharts :)
  • [hc]Boss Vos[/hc] brought up this point and I very much agree.

8 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


HaloMontage.com: Reach Beta Movie Contest

Our friends over at HaloMontage.com want you...

[i]... to make a movie!![/i]

[align=center][img]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/05_11_2010_8_58_13_HM_MovComp_fp.jpg[/img][/align]

  • [url=http://halomontage.com]HaloMontage.com[/url] has a killer new contest going on right now where they are asking players to take a bunch of that Reach multiplayer Beta footage everyone has access to and making a movie out of it...
  • [i]The Payoff?[/i] How about some cold hard cash?
Now I could take up a bunch of time and space here telling you all about the contest but I think it's best if I leave all the details to [hc]Lando Griff1n[/hc] and [hc]AYellowSnowball[/hc].

So, if you're interested in throwing your film making hat into the ring, hit the jump link below. Good luck!!

[url=http://halomontage.com/forum/20-halo-reach-forum/2978-halomontagecoms-halo-reach-beta-movie-competition]HaloMontage.com Contest[/url]

6 comment(s) - Posted by HC Redemption


Site Update: May 10, 2010

Reach Beta Headshot Percentages

  • Headshot Percentage is now being computed for your Reach Beta stats
  • This stat is computed for Standard, Arena and Invasion
  • Leaderboards for this stat have also been setup, but it will take a day at least before they all update

5 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


Camp Ta-Kum-Ta

[align=center][url=http://www.refresheverything.com/CampTaKumTa][img]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/Smyf/cancercampforchildren.png[/img][/url]

[url=http://www.refresheverything.com/CampTaKumTa]Click Here to Vote![/url] - You can vote once per day.

[url=http://www.mlgpro.com/forum/showthread.php?t=311982]Click here for further info![/url][/align]

10 comment(s) - Posted by Smyf


HC News - May 9th
[url=http://halocharts.com/groupforum.php?view=topic&topic_id=29151&id=1352][img]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/Smyf/HC%20News/9th%20May%202010/News%20Short%20V1.png[/img][/url]

4 comment(s) - Posted by Smyf


Site Update: May 7, 2010

Invasion Stats & Leaderboards!

  • Just collect your player data again on your Reach Beta pages and your Invasion stats will load in.
  • The Invasion leaderboards and RCS is up and running!
  • It will take a day or so for the Ranks to work themselves out
  • Vehicle stats and leaderboards are up for Invasion now too!
  • Even more Overview page header graphics for Maps and Vehicles, thanks to [hc]Surpriser[/hc]

6 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


Site Update: May 6, 2010

A Ton of New Overview Top Graphics

  • [hc]Surpriser[/hc] is a busy dude.  He sent me 120 more top graphics for the Overview pages, and they're up!  Check them out and there's at least 10 for every Halo 3 Armor variation now.
  • He also setup some new buttons for the other Player Pages to match the new main theme
  • Reach Beta pages now include your division and it shows in the Top 10

9 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


Site Update: May 5, 2010

Reach Beta Summary Box on Overview

  • The Reach Beta Summary boxes on Player Pages now works.  
  • It's too bad that Bungie's stat pages don't include your actual Player Model, which is the reason everybody looks the same
  • Added KAPD to Reach Beta Top 10
  • Took the pound sign (#) out of the rank column on Beta Stats so that you could correctly sort it

7 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


April Stat Signature Template Winners
MarkIVCLOUDS

RogueTECHNO

ScoutBURST

7 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


Site Update: May 4, 2010

Halo: Reach Talk Forum

  • Halo Talk is now split up into Halo 3 Talk and Halo: Reach Talk.  Quite a few people messaged me about doing that, so thanks!  I may add another General Halo section later on for Halo 2, Wars, etc..
  • RCS is up for Standard and Arena.  The Formula is not public and is still being tuned.  Expect your score to fluctuate over this week. 
  • Top 10 for Reach Beta has been added to the front page
  • You can see your RCS and Rank on your player pages now for Reach Beta and the RCS Leaderboards are up also.
  • Should have the Reach Beta Summary boxes working tomorrow.

5 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


Halo: Reach Beta Leaderboards & Stats!

  • The Halo: Reach Beta section of the site is now open!
  • If you're a supporter, you can load in your Beta stats now.  Just go to My Stats > Halo: Reach Beta
  • More will be added over the next few weeks during the beta, including Invasion and Vehicle stats
  • Ranks will work themselves out over time, so don't be too proud of yourself when you see #1 by you're name, lol.

16 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


Site Update: May 1, 2010
  • The Want to Play section now has Halo: Reach Beta as an option
  • Stat Collection works again, but there are a few restrictions now.  Only 5 people can be updating at the same time, so you may get messages telling you to try again later.  This was done to reduce the load that HC makes against Bungie.net
  • Salutes and the button have been added to the new Overview player page
  • POTD and Veteran Awards are now visible on the Overview player page
  • Got some cool stuff coming out on Monday!

22 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


Halocharts Loses a Long Time Member

Ice Devil 13 R.I.P

[align=center][img]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/05_01_2010_12_51_36_Farewell_Ice.jpg[/img][/align]

Post your comments here make your way to the forum to leave your comments [url=http://halocharts.com/groupforum.php?view=topic&topic_id=24506&id=3655&lp=1#bottom]HERE[/url]


30 comment(s) - Posted by HC Redemption


New Player Pages!

NEW PLAYER PAGES!!!

  • I'm happy to release something I've been working on for a while, new player pages!  
  • These pages are the new hub for all of your Halo stats, and do NOT replace the Halo3 player pages you are used to.  
  • When you click on My Stats, you'll see the new pages that have boxes for each Halo Game and some other related things.  If you're a supporter, you can customize the order and visibility of each box and you can also change the top graphic (thanks to Surpriser for the first batch of top graphics!)
  • Now, for each Game Summary box there's a link button on the right to take you to that game's player page, and you'll be back to the pages you're used to seeing
  • Also, HC is on a brand new server that will allow for more growth going forward this year.  I'm glad to have that part done.

15 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


HCFFC #6 - Deep Impact

Halocharts Firefight Challenge: Deep Impact

[align=center][img]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/05_01_2010_12_23_03_DeepImpact_sm.png[/img][/align]
Time to check your bootstraps kiddies... Another Firefight Challenge just dropped!!

Covenant forces dropping in hard and fast onto the cold, unforgiving concrete of Crater. As with all Firefight Challenges, you'd better give your strategies a thorough examination... Crater isn't exactly full of safe zones so in order to get some of these requirements you'll need to be well prepared.

Check out the Requirements Here:
[url=http://halocharts.com/grouppages.php?group_id=3703&page=HCFFC6DeepImpact]Deep Impact[/url]


5 comment(s) - Posted by HC Redemption


BTB Tournament Update

[img]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/Smyf/BTB2010/FP.png[/img]

Halocharts BTB Tournament Update

  • We are currently in week 2 - 'preliminary round B' of the tournament.
  • There are still a total of 64 teams remaining.
  • Week 2 ends on Sunday May 2nd.
  • For full details, and to discuss the tournament go to the [url=http://halocharts.com/groupforum.php?id=4592]tournament forum![/url]

2 comment(s) - Posted by Smyf


[url=http://halocharts.com/groupforum.php?view=topic&topic_id=28504&id=1352][img]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/Smyf/HC%20News/25th%20April%202010/News%20Short%20V1.png[/img][/url]

3 comment(s) - Posted by Smyf


Site Update: April 23, 2010

New Default Theme!


This is the new look of HaloCharts.  This theme, called Beginnings, is now the default theme for all members of the site.  If you're a supporter, you can still change your theme under My Account, and the old site default is still available (called Blue Reactor).  I hope you like the new look!

24 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


New HCPL Competitive Team!
[img]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/surpriser/HCPL/fp_announcement.png[/img]

The HCPL is proud to present its brand new Comp Team lineup. The guys will be ready and waiting to accept challenges in the near future, right now they are working on their game so you might want to do the same if you plan on challenging them. This is by far the best COMP lineup we have ever had and these guys are really pumped about representing HC. See you all on the battlefield!

37 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


HC 40A Tournament Saturday April 17th
[align=center]Pitch Black Tournament, hosted by the HaloCharts 40 & Above Group

[img]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/pitch.png[/img][/align]
  • [hc]HC Hern[/hc] , [hc]Surpriser[/hc], and [hc]iErky[/hc] put together an exciting map for the fifth installment of tournments hosted by [hc]Boss Vos[/hc] and the [url=http://halocharts.com/grouplist.php?id=2951]HaloCharts 40 & Above Group[/url].
  • It was 5V5 capture the flag on a custom map in complete darkness.
  • The results were action packed and full of confusion at the same time.
  • There were a total of 8 teams and 38 participants.
  • Congrats to the winners: [hc]Pitch Black KOP[/hc], [hc]HC Father[/hc], [hc]HC Bouche[/hc], [hc]HC Rippin[/hc] & [hc]KOP Extol777[/hc]
  • [url=http://www.bungie.net/Stats/GameStatsHalo3.aspx?gameid=1624949142]Final Game Link[/url]
  • Surprise surprise, Pitch Black K0P somehow won an event called "Pitch Black" Does anyone see anything fishy going on!?
  • Click the links to download the [url=http://www.bungie.net/Online/Halo3UserContentDetails.aspx?h3fileid=109235354]Map[/url] & [url=http://www.bungie.net/Online/Halo3UserContentDetails.aspx?h3fileid=109235415]Gametype[/url].
  • Thanks to all that participated and hopefully enjoyed the event!
  • Participation medal by [hc]Grifball Legend[/hc]
[align=center][img]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/Grif/HC40A/HC40A%20pitch%20black%20event%20v2.png[/img][/align]

10 comment(s) - Posted by Boss Vos


BTB Tournament

BTB Registrations are closed!

  • Team rosters are being finalized, check the Tournament forum for full details.

11 comment(s) - Posted by Smyf


Become a halo 2 veteran!
[url=http://halocharts.com/groupforum.php?view=topic&topic_id=27351&id=1352][img]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/surpriser/random%20site%20images/frontpage.png[/img][/url]

15 comment(s) - Posted by ZaccyBengence


1st Annual Big Team Battle Tournament 2010
[b]Registration for the tournament is now closed.[/b]

38 comment(s) - Posted by Smyf


New Awards for HaloCharts' Firefight Challenge!!!

Time for Some New Player Page Bling. - UPDATED!!!

  • [b]Just added today! [/b]New Player Page Awards were uploaded into the system and will begin distribution very soon... Check these images below for what could be hitting your player page shortly if you've been putting the effort in on HCFFC!!!
[align=center][img]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/04_06_2010_2_43_40_WindSwept_Hero_LGND.png[/img] [img]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/04_06_2010_2_43_52_WindSwept_StickyFingrs_LGND.png[/img]

[img]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/04_06_2010_2_44_16_WindSwept_SharpSHooter_LGND.png[/img][img]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/04_06_2010_2_44_28_WindSwept_OpenSeason_LGND.png[/img] [img]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/04_06_2010_2_44_38_WindSwept_killionaire_lgnd.png[/img]

[img]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/04_06_2010_2_45_00_ChokePoint_Invincible_LGND.png[/img] [img]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/04_06_2010_2_45_16_ChokePoint_Wraith_LGND.png[/img] [img]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/04_06_2010_2_45_29_ChokePoint_NoEngineer_LGND.png[/img]

[img]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/04_06_2010_2_46_42_AlphaStrife_PlasmaTurret_LGND.png[/img] [img]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/04_06_2010_2_46_28_AlphaStrife_OpenSeason_LGND.png[/img] [img]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/04_06_2010_2_46_20_AlphaStrife_Dreamcrusher_LGND.png[/img][/align]
  • [b]Here comes the neighborhood! [/b]Effective now!!! We've moved all HCFFC Player Page Awards from the ODST Player Page over to the Halo 3 Player Page - [i]"Why?"-[/i] You may be asking... Come on, admit it! Look at those awards... They need to be front and center, not hidden back in the dark corner.
  • [b]More Additions and Evolution coming to HCFFC! [/b]We'll make sure you're all made aware of things as we go... If you haven't been paying attention up to this point you need to start. HCFFC is in full swing and there are some amazing new ways to play some of your favorite maps. Just look at those awards... Get going!!! [b][i]"Get Some!![/i][/b]

[url=http://halocharts.com/grouppages.php?group_id=3703&page=FirefightChallenge][i]Drop In to HaloCharts' Firefight Challenge![/i][/url]

[url=http://halocharts.com/groupforum.php?id=3703]Talk it up in the HCFFC forum![/url]

17 comment(s) - Posted by HC Redemption


HC News - Happy Easter!

HC News - Free Desktop Wallpaper for Every Reader! 

[url=http://halocharts.com/groupforum.php?view=topic&topic_id=26920&id=1352][img]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/Smyf/HC%20News/4th%20April%202010/News%20Short%20V1.png[/img][/url]


4 comment(s) - Posted by Smyf


Site Update: April 3, 2010

March Sig Winners!
Here are the winning Signature templates for March (Hosted by [hc]Surpriser[/hc]!)

CQBLUNGE

MarkIVPURPLE

ODSTCRUSH

RogueSNIPE

SecurityBLUR


10 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


April Fools' Day!!!

Happy April Fools' Day 2010!

  • OK, the site is back to normal, but it was utter random chaos all day!
  • There were random colors in the shout/chatbox
  • There were also random colors on all forum posts
  • The themes changed out randomly on each page load
  • You had a chance to randomly get forwarded to a few funny websites
  • The top 10 was made up of random Master Sergeants
  • Randomly, you would see your shout/chat disappear with specific phrases (this led to some really funny conversations)
  • I believe that's its!  Hope you enjoyed it all!

23 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


Site Update: April 1, 2010

Major problems at HC today :(

  • All sorts of problems on the site today, but I'm working to fix them!
  • Somehow everything has gone into utter random chaos!!!
  • What will we do!!!!!!!!!!?!?!?!?!  OMG DID WE GET HACKED???  THE WORLD IS ENDING!!!

30 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


Halocharts' Firefight Challenge

HCFFC #5: Chaos Den

[img]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/03_31_2010_1_17_02_ChaosDen2.png[/img]

[url=http://halocharts.com/grouppages.php?group_id=3703&page=HCFFC5ChaosDen][i]CLICK![/i][/url]



7 comment(s) - Posted by HC Redemption


HC News - Fountain of Halocharts Knowledge
[url=http://halocharts.com/groupforum.php?view=topic&topic_id=26704&id=1352][img]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/Smyf/HC%20News/30th%20March%202010/News%20Short%20V1.png[/img][/url]

5 comment(s) - Posted by Smyf


HCPL Comp Team Tryouts!


The HCPL Comp Team is looking to fill 6 open spots on their roster, if you are interested in joining then now is your chance. Click the image below for a full run down.




8 comment(s) - Posted by Kr0ni


HC News by Smyf
[url=http://halocharts.com/groupforum.php?view=topic&topic_id=26176&id=1352][img]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/Smyf/HC%20News/21st%20March%202010/News%20Short%20V1.png[/img][/url]

5 comment(s) - Posted by Smyf


Halocharts Store Open for Business!

  • The Official Halocharts Store is open for Business! [url=http://halocharts.com/groupforum.php?view=topic&topic_id=26136&id=1352]Click here to get full details![/url]
[align=center][url=http://www.zazzle.com/halocharts][img]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/Smyf/Store/Launch/frontpage.png[/img][/url][/align]

11 comment(s) - Posted by Smyf


Site Update: March 18, 2010

Groups: Top 10's and Birthdays!

  • All Group Forums now have Top 10 Posters, Topic Starters and Replied Topics
  • Groups Forums also now show any Group Members' birthdays for the Month and Day
  • I added button links for Map and Request to the top of all Group Pages

8 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


Site Update: March 17, 2010

Groups: Who's on Xbox Live?

  • [hc]Boss Vos[/hc] sent me a great idea of having a live Who's on XBL list for Groups.  This has been setup for all Groups and is accessible in a couple ways.
  • First, you can get to it from the Group Members list.  It's down the page above the Armor box.
  • Second, you can get to it from the Group Forum, by using the link up near the top called "See Who's on XBL"
  • The Group Maps have been taken off of the main Group Home page and put on their own page for Groups.  Just click Map up in the bar on the Group Home Page to see the Member Map
  • Also the Group Member Map and Main Member map work in Chrome now.  
  • Also, the maps are easier to read now because they work in Terrain mode

12 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


Site Update: March 15, 2010

Updates to Group & User Custom pages

  • Remember that as a supporter you can create custom pages on your profile or any groups you have?  Anyways, I made some updates to that system:
    • You can now set an order number for each page
    • You can now set a background color for each page, and there's a nice color picker to make this easier
    • Page links over on the left now have a little bullet next to them to make them easier to view
  • Added a Recently Viewed Member Pages box to the front page
  • A couple small HaloSphere updates as well
  • Fixed the bug that would let you quote blocked posts
  • Added a group request count to the My Groups dropdown

New Prophets!

  • Smyf and Fucoming are the newest prophets!

18 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


HC News by Smyf

[url=http://halocharts.com/groupforum.php?view=topic&topic_id=25750&id=1352][img]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/Smyf/HC%20News/14th%20Mar%202010/News%20Short%20V1.png[/img][/url]


9 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


Surprisers Mile winners posted!

Suprisers Mile Winners posted!

  • 1st place: [hc]HC Father[/hc]
  • 2nd place: [hc]A Frosty Ninja[/hc]
  • 3rd place: [hc]HC Hern[/hc]
  • Here is HC Father's run:
    [youtube]ZeMGW27wWjc[/youtube]


19 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


Awesome breakdown of the Reach Matchmaking Trailer

Reach Matchmaking Analysis Video

From TTL:

[quote]Tied the Leader’s most prolific machinimaker, [hc]TTL Hoovaloov[/hc], knows this. His attention to the details of a game are as razor sharp as his skill with a video editor. For a full tactical briefing on the bomb that was dropped on our comfort zone, click below. Don’t watch it here, fare gamer. Get thee to YouTube. Hoov went to all the trouble to provide this analysis in high resolution, after all.[/quote]

[youtube]xJKvdYB1t1w[/youtube]



20 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


Halocharts Communi-TAGE!

[hc]Xx TheCzar xX[/hc] a.k.a. HC Monstr has brought together some pretty cool clips to make a Halocharts community montage. He has future plans to make another, so if you want to be featured, he's your guy. Take a look! It clocks in at a little over Nine minutes, but it's worth the watch...and not only because Im featured. Enjoy!

[youtube]qm2VAXbHFSo[/youtube]


29 comment(s) - Posted by Pete VenkmanPhD


He's gone, he's back again???

HC Redemption is back! (short vacation right?)

  • Yes, HC Redemption announced his departure from the status of Admin about a week ago.  This was all finalized a few days ago, and then I realized how much of an asset the site was losing and asked for him to reconsider.
  • Along with this, I have asked if he would return and take over a new role on HC as the Site Manager, basically in-charge of the day-to-day here on the site, including the rest of the Staff.  He has accepted and has a new rank & color (black), but will also continue to be the admin of the HC Challenges.
  • I'm not going anywhere, but I prefer to stay focused on the technical side of the site, you know, the code and database and stuff.  It's what I feel I do best.  I'm still very much in charge, but Redemption will be a huge help to me in keeping up with all the happenings that occur here on a daily basis.
  • Oh, and I set my color to Orange too.
  • We have much more to tell you all about very soon!

11 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


HC News by Smyf

[url=http://halocharts.com/groupforum.php?view=topic&topic_id=25308&id=1352][img]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/Smyf/HC%20News/7th%20Mar%202010/SHORT.png[/img][/url]


4 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


Site Update: March 4, 2010

Group Rank Images! (By Request for the most active groups on HC)

  • Fixed a bug with the FFA Brawler Class.  It was looking for Commander, but it is now looking for Colonel in Rumble Pit or higher.
  • Certain "trusted" groups here on HC can have the option of using Images with any custom ranks created.  Not all Member created groups will have this ability, but the more prominent and active groups can request to have it turned on.  It's currently being tested by the HaloCharts 40 & Above group.
  • Upcoming Events Box now appears at the top of Group forums and the main forums (if there are any upcoming events).  This should make the Calendar function in your group more useful.
February Sig Winners!
Here are the winning Signature templates for February (Hosted by [hc]Surpriser[/hc]!)

SecurityTOXIC

ReconBLUE

ODSTIVY

MarkVORBIT

MarkVGLOW

EliteINFECTION

10 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


Community Spotlight by HC DreamCrusher
[color=orange][b][size=15]Click the image below for the full rundown [/size][/b][/color].
[url=http://halocharts.com/groupforum.php?view=topic&topic_id=25057&id=1352][img]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/surpriser/community%20spotlight/bbcstbsmall.png[/img][/url]

7 comment(s) - Posted by Boss Vos


Site Update: March 3, 2010

AJAX-ifying the site

  • I'm working to AJAX-ify the site here and there where it's appropriate.  This will lead to faster loads for certain things.  
  • So far, if you click the Delete message button, it's more instant than it was before.  Also, it should work everytime, whereas before it was flaky.
  • The GREAT POST links have been switched to an AJAX call to stop messing with your back button.  This was a problem in Chrome.
  • Now when you accept or deny group requests, it's instant, no page reload.  
  • Also, for supporters, added a new chart called Opponent Recommendations, which is just the opposite of Teammate Recommendations.  It's the players you do the best and worst against.

15 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


HC News by Smyf
[size=15]Latest edition of the HC News is hot off the press.[/size]
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4 comment(s) - Posted by Boss Vos


Surprisers Mile - A HaloCharts.com Exclusive!

The contest has been relaunched as of 2/27. Please make sure you are using the proper map & gametype!



Want to have fun and have the chance to win some cool prizes at the same time? Well, go check out Surprisers Mile, a contest designed by our very own [hc]Surpriser[/hc]! Full information on this contest can be found here: CLICK ME

Good Luck !
12 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


A great loss to the Halo Community today...

We will miss you BerserkerBarage

  • I wanted to let the community here on HaloCharts know about the loss of a fellow member: [hc]BerserkerBarage[/hc]
  • Apparently, BerserkerBarage passed on from complications from an infection. More info can be found here on a Bungie forum post by Achilles1108
  • [hc]BerserkerBarage[/hc] has been active on HC for nearly year and was a HC Elite and a Bungie Average Joe. He was known for not being afraid to share his thoughts on anything and was a fantastic forum poster. He will be greatly missed.

53 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


Community Spotlight with Boss Vos
[color=orange][b][size=15]HC DreamCrusher has delivered us the greatest community spotlight ever, featuring............ you guessed it: [HC]Boss Vos[/HC]
Click the image below for the full rundown [/size][/b][/color].
[url=http://halocharts.com/groupforum.php?view=topic&topic_id=24602&id=1352][img]http://vimg.in/sVuf.png[/img][/url]
6 comment(s) - Posted by Boss Vos


Monster Jam Tournament hosted by HaloCharts 40 & Above Group
[img]http://i46.tinypic.com/j77zmq.jpg[/img]

[hc]HC Hern[/hc] and [hc]Supriser[/hc] put together a very nice map and game type for the 3rd installment of Tournaments hosted by [hc]Boss Vos[/hc] and the [url=http://halocharts.com/grouplist.php?id=2951]HaloCharts 40 & Above Group[/url].
It was 4 teams of 3 (Hog driver, VIP w/ Bruteshot and Gunner) rocket race style. The action was intense and full of fun. Thanks goes out to all that participated including the [url=http://halocharts.com/grouplist.php?id=2136]35 & Below Group [/url] and the [url=http://www.kop-clan.com/]KOP Clan[/url].
We had a great turnout with 12 teams of 3 and 38 total participants.
Congrats to [hc]HC Father[/hc], [hc]CobraShikari[/hc] & [hc]HC Hazza[/hc] for winning the championship.
I would like to give my personal thanks to HC Hern for all the work him and his team put into getting the map and gametype ready for the event and all that participated.
Click the links to download the [url=http://www.bungie.net/Online/Halo3UserContentDetails.aspx?h3fileid=105385289]Map[/url] & [url=http://www.bungie.net/Online/Halo3UserContentDetails.aspx?h3fileid=105385282]Gametype[/url].

11 comment(s) - Posted by Boss Vos


HC News by Smyf
[size=15]Latest edition of the HC News is hot off the press.[/size]

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11 comment(s) - Posted by Boss Vos


Community Spotlight with Markus Leoninus
  • [hc]HC DreamCrusher[/hc] has delivered us another great community spotlight featuring [HC]Markus Leoninus[/HC]
    Click the image below for the full rundown
    [url=http://halocharts.com/groupforum.php?view=topic&topic_id=24140&id=1352][/url]

  • 4 comment(s) - Posted by Boss Vos


    HC News by Smyf
    [size=15]The HC News is up for your reading pleasure.[/size]

    [url=http://halocharts.com/groupforum.php?view=topic&topic_id=24094&id=1352][img]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/Smyf/HC%20News/News%20Short%2012%2002%2010.png[/img][/url]


    3 comment(s) - Posted by Boss Vos


    Supporter Status Donation amounts lowered :)

    Supporter Status Donation amounts lowered

    • I've decided to lower the minimum donation amounts to become a Supporter. Yearly is now $5 and Lifetime is $10. Sponsoring another player is still $10, which gives them Lifetime and you Sponsor Status.
    • If you donated within the last week, I want to make things right, so I'm giving you a few options:
      • If you donated $10 to become a Yearly Supporter, I can refund you $5 or I can switch your account to Lifetime.
      • If you donated $20 to become a Lifetime Supporter, I can refund you $10 or make another member a Lifetime Supporter and give you Sponsor status.
      • Please use the Contact Form to let me know and include the Paypal ID you used. I'm only offering this to members that became Supporters within the last week (so Feb 4th is the cutoff)

    New Stats for Supporters

    • It's been a while since I have added anything new for Halo 3 stats. I had some neat ideas sent in and have setup some 2 new stat sections for Supporters
    • On your player page, under the Player Related links, look for "High Skill With & Against" and "With & Against Averages"
    • The "High Skill With & Against" link will give you 2 lists of players you have played with and against counted by their high skill. This is based of players you have played with and against that are tracked by HaloCharts
    • The "With & Against Averages" link will give you 2 tables of average stats of players you have played with and against. This is based of players you have played with and against that are tracked by HaloCharts

    13 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


    Community Spotlight with Firestream
  • [hc]HC DreamCrusher[/hc] has delivered us another great community spotlight featuring [url=http://halocharts.com/index.php?player=HC%20Firestream]Firestream[/url]
    Click the image below for the full rundown
    [url=http://halocharts.com/groupforum.php?view=topic&topic_id=23845&id=1352][img]http://vimg.in/EGdS.png[/img][/url]

  • 7 comment(s) - Posted by Boss Vos


    Site Update: February 5, 2010

    Want to play other games?

    • The Want to Play section has been updated to include more games. I'll be adding in the current 'hot' multiplayer games on XBL.
    • Stat collector should work again!

    13 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


    HC News by Smyf
    [size=15]The HC News is up for your reading pleasure.[/size]

    [url=http://halocharts.com/groupforum.php?view=topic&topic_id=23646&id=1352][img]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/Smyf/HC%20News/News%20Short%201%20Feb%202010.png[/img][/url]


    5 comment(s) - Posted by Boss Vos


    Community Spotlight

    Community Spotlight with [hc]Surpriser[/hc]

  • [hc]HC DreamCrusher[/hc] has delivered us another great community spotlight featuring [hc]Surpriser[/hc]
    Click the image below for the full rundown
    [url=http://halocharts.com/groupforum.php?view=topic&topic_id=23517&id=1352][img]http://i50.tinypic.com/2z6drtt.png[/img][/url]

  • 9 comment(s) - Posted by Boss Vos


    Halocharts' Firefight Challenge

    HCFFC3: Choke Point


    [align=center][img]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/01_26_2010_2_15_41_ChokePt_FP.png[/img][/align]

    New Mombasa has indeed seen better days and before you have the slightest chance to think you'll catch a break, the Covenant have come back once again to ruin everyone's day. Now focused on getting into ONI's Alpha Site, Covenant forces are dropping in fast and hitting hard.

    Troopers, it's your job to rally up at Alpha Site's entrance and crush every notion of them gaining access.

    Unfortunately the magic pill you'll need to swallow in order to pull this one off is a jagged one. [url=http://halocharts.com/grouppages.php?group_id=3703&page=HCFFC3ChokePoint][i]Don't Choke...[/i][/url]


    6 comment(s) - Posted by HC Redemption


    Site Update: January 25, 2010
    • 18 new headers by [hc]Grifball Legend[/hc]
    • Updated the score and ranks for Halo Wars
    • Quite a few HaloSphere updates in the last week.

    January Stat Signature Winners

    • [hc]HC Surpriser[/hc] has started taking in monthly screenshot entries and choosing out of the entries a few to become stat signature backgrounds. The 5 winners for January have been added!
    • EvaFIRE, MarkVBROWN, ReconDUST, ReconHAZE and ReconSHOCK

    12 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


    Community Spotlight

    Community Spotlight with [hc]Smyf[/hc]

  • [hc]HC DreamCrusher[/hc] has delivered us another great community spotlight featuring [hc]Smyf[/hc]
    Click the image below for the full rundown
    [url=http://halocharts.com/groupforum.php?view=topic&topic_id=23220&id=1352][img]http://i47.tinypic.com/2vdfr5e.png[/img][/url]

  • 6 comment(s) - Posted by Boss Vos


    Community Spotlight

    Community Spotlight with [hc]HC Childish0gre[/hc]

  • [hc]HC DreamCrusher[/hc] has delivered us another great community spotlight featuring [hc]HC Childish0gre[/hc]
    Click the image below for the full rundown
    [url=http://halocharts.com/groupforum.php?view=topic&topic_id=22902&id=1352][img]http://i47.tinypic.com/2yvp0gk.png[/img][/url]

  • 3 comment(s) - Posted by Boss Vos


    Cat & Mouse Tournament hosted by HaloCharts 40 & Above Group
    [img]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/CATandMOUSE.png[/img]
    On the heals of our holiday ROFL sled event, [hc]HC Hern[/hc] and the [url=http://halocharts.com/grouplist.php?id=2951]HaloCharts 40 & Above Group[/url] hosted another joint venture with the [url=http://halocharts.com/grouplist.php?id=2136]35 & Below Group [/url] and the [url=http://www.kop-clan.com/]KOP Clan[/url]
    We had a great turnout with 15 teams of 3 and 45 total participants.
    It was a single elimination Cat & Mouse Game varient tournament.
    Congrats to [hc]Kiilimar[/hc], [hc]MLG MSergeant[/hc] & [hc]ZaccyBengence[/hc] (Who filled in for [hc]De4DzOn3[/hc] who had to miss the finals) for winning the championship.
    I would like to give my personal thanks to HC Hern for all the work him and his team put into getting the map and gametype ready for the event and all that participated.

    Read more [url=http://halocharts.com/grouppages.php?group_id=2951&page=3.%20Cat%20%20Mouse%20Event]HERE[/url]

    Click the links to download the [url=http://www.bungie.net/Online/Halo3UserContentDetails.aspx?h3fileid=104501293]Map[/url] & [url=http://www.bungie.net/Online/Halo3UserContentDetails.aspx?h3fileid=103666601]Gametype[/url].

    18 comment(s) - Posted by Boss Vos


    Support the Haitian earthquake appeal.

    Be a Hero!

    [IMG]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/haitilogo.png[/IMG]


    On the 12th January, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the island of Hispaniola causing widespread damage and suffering to the country of Haiti and its people.

    HaloCharts is calling upon its members to help do their bit to support the victims of this awful disaster by participating in the [url=http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BeAHero]appeal[/url] recently launched by Bungie.

    The best bit is it won't cost you anything and you get to play your favourite game whilst doing it!

    All you have to do to take part is ensure your player emblem is set as a red heart on a white circle background and hop online to play a game of Halo 3 or ODST on Wednesday 20th or Thursday 21st January. Bungie will take care of the rest.

    [IMG]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/heartemblem.png[/IMG]

    For every 1000 players that do this, Bungie will donate $100 to the Haitian appeal, upto a maximum of $77,000!

    Also, if you can spare the money and are currently looking for some Bungie gear to wear, you can [url=http://www.bungiestore.com/category/38961761361/1/Be-a-Hero.htm]purchase[/url] the special Superintendant t-shirt they have just released. 100% of the profits will go directly to the aid relief.

    Even better than this though, you can donate directly yourselves through sites such as [url=http://www.google.com/relief/haitiearthquake/]this[/url]. We urge everyone to give what they can.

    However, whatever you decide to do, be sure to at least change your emblem and become a hero for the day!


    26 comment(s) - Posted by HC Fortitude


    HC News by Smyf
    [size=15][hc]Smyf[/hc] is at it again. The 2010 2nd edition of the HC News is up for your reading pleasure.[/size]

    [url=http://halocharts.com/groupforum.php?view=topic&topic_id=22730&id=1352][IMG]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/Smyf/HC%20News/News%20Short%2013%201%2010.png[/IMG][/url]


    4 comment(s) - Posted by Boss Vos


    Purple Impulse Theme by Firestream


    I guess I'm on some kind of roll tonight with new themes. I decided to take a stab at a purple theme (Smyf, I'll still put yours up too!). I call this one Purple Impulse and I hope you like it.


    16 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


    Digital Camo Theme by Essentre!


    There's another new theme for the site today, created by [hc]Essentre[/hc]. This theme is a highly asked for camouflage theme that gives the site lots of tan and brown goodness. Actually, I can't even see the site anymore...


    8 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


    Work Time Fun Theme by Smyf


    [hc]Smyf[/hc] came up with a brilliant theme for all you people with Jobs that surf HC when you should be working! The theme is called Work Time Fun and is meant to look like you have a Word Document open! Halocharts is NOT responsible for being caught surfing on the job, lol.


    14 comment(s) - Posted by firestream


    Revised, Regeared and Re-Engineer for your Comfort!!!

    Halocharts' Firefight Challenge

    [align=center][img]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/01_12_2010_10_53_43_HCFFC_Title_fp.png[/img][/align]
    [b]Today we have launched a new Halocharts Firefight Challenge!![/b]

    Check your bootstraps and get yourself ready for a challenge with an incredible view... [url=http://halocharts.com/grouppages.php?group_id=3703&page=HCFFC2Windswept][i]Windswept[/i][/url] is live and ready for you to jump in.

    In case you missed it, we launched our first Halocharts Firefight Challenge 3 weeks ago; [url=http://halocharts.com/grouppages.php?group_id=3703&page=HCFFC1Insecurity][i]Insecurity[/i][/url] is still up and ready to play...

    New Rules - Solo Play Now Available!!


    What, you think those Covenant forces are just gonna lie down and die for ya? Think again ladies... Hit the SI below to get yourself in! It's time to play some Firefight!

    [url=http://halocharts.com/grouppages.php?group_id=3703&page=FirefightChallenge][img]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/01_10_2010_2_37_52_FFC%20Logo41.png[/img][/url]

    [i]"Troopers, we are green, and very, very mean!"[/i]

    6 comment(s) - Posted by HC Redemption


    Community Spotlight by HC DreamCrusher

    Community Spotlight with [hc]HC Hern[/hc]

  • [hc]HC DreamCrusher[/hc] has delivered us another great community spotlight featuring [hc]HC Hern[/hc]
    [url=http://halocharts.com/groupforum.php?view=topic&topic_id=22549&id=1352]Click Here[/url] for the full rundown

  • 4 comment(s) - Posted by Boss Vos


    HC Admins vs B.net Average Joes!
    Back in December, the HC Admins and some Prophets got together for a challenge against the Bungie.net Average Joes. [hc]WarpedAlchemist[/hc] put togther a great summary of the event!

    [hc]Obi Wan Stevobi[/hc] put together a montage as well: